One man dead, three seriously injured in car crash on Georgia Viaduct (updated with video)

One man was killed and three others sent to hospital following a crash on the Dunsmuir Viaduct Friday morning.

One man is dead after a high-speed crash on the Georgia viaduct early Friday morning.

Const. Brian Montague, a spokesman for the Vancouver police, said one man, a 22-year-old Burnaby resident and the driver of the vehicle, died and three others between the ages of 20 and 24 were taken to hospital with serious and life-threatening injuries after a car flipped on its roof on the viaduct shortly before 3 a.m.

Montague said the car was travelling east on the Georgia viaduct and crashed near the exit to Prior Street. He said there were four men in the car. No names have been released.

With debris spread across all lanes, the Georgia viaduct was closed at Gore Street in and out of downtown Vancouver during the morning commute. Police believe speed was a factor in the crash, but did not confirm witness reports that street racing may have played a part in the crash.

Montague said while street racing has not been ruled out, “we may not know all of the contributing factors, other than speed, for some time.”

Residents living along Prior Street, which leads to the viaduct, have been urging the city to impose measures to slow down traffic in the neighbourhood.

Vancouver police investigate a fatal car crash at Gore and Prior Streets Friday morning, February 8, 2013. The single-vehicle accident kiiled one of four occupants in the car that occurred around 3 a.m. The car was travelling east on the Georgia Viaduct when it lost control and crashed into a tree and power pole.